But they had developed that loose cord, and I thought I should get some new headphones before the looseness became uncorrectable

The cord is a mistake

Wrong!The moment I first put them on, my initial reactions were: very tight band and overwhelmingly huge ear cups that put an uncomfortable pressure on my lower jaw; horrible sound akin to a $5 pair of headphones from walmart; ridiculously long cord that I kept mostly tied together with the included twisty tie

My biggest complaint is the non-removable cord

*don't* like is that they don't have a detachable cord.

I carry these with me every day, so the cord gets tangled, and I sometimes step on it

Because six feet of non-coiled, stiff, rubbery cord is what I want to be rolling over with my office chair wheels.

The audio cord is plenty long as well

My only complaint about my entire experience with these headphones is that the packaging it came in was not too great; specifically, the cord was warped a little rough and has a two minor kinks I cant get rid of